President Lee Jae Myung, currently on an official visit to the Vatican, reportedly made an official request on the 15th (local time) for Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to help resolve inter-Korean ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis indicated a willingness to visit North Korea during a private audience Thursday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, according to Vatican and South Korean officials.

July 22 (Asia Today) --South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young said Wednesday that Seoul would work to rebuild trust with North Korea before Pope Leo XIV's expected visit next year and ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit, saying he would be “ardently welcomed”, South Korea’s presidency said Tuesday, adding it would pass on Pyongyang’s message to the ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung invited Pope Leo XIV to visit the Asian nation next year as he sought the pontiff’s support in building peace on the Korean peninsula. Lee proposed at a meeting ...